adage

英 [ˈædɪdʒ]

美 [ˈædɪdʒ]

n.  谚语; 格言

复数：adages　

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BNC.18586 / COCA.15783

牛津词典

noun

• 谚语；格言
  a well-known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 谚语；格言
  Anadageis something which people often say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of life.
  1. ...the old adage, 'Every baby brings its own love'.
     那句古老的谚语，“每个婴儿生来就带着爱”

英英释义

noun

• a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  Synonym:proverbsawbyword

双语例句

• You've heard that old adage," It's not what you know, but who you know. "
  你应该听过那句谚语，“重要的不是你知道什么，而是你认识谁。”
• She reminded me of the old adage: where there's love there's understanding.
  她使我想起了那句古老的格言：有爱就有谅解。
• Buying a house is the most important financial decision you will ever make, so the adage goes.
  常言道，买套房子可能是人一生中最重要的财务决策。
• Firstly, I would like to underline the old adage "You get what you pay for".
  首先，我要强调一句古老的格言：“你得到你所支付”。
• There is much truth in the old adage about fools and their money.
  在这本关于愚人及其钱财的古老谚语中，蕴藏着很多真理。
• This is a confusing adage.
  这是一句令人费解的格言。
• Another school of thought emphasizes on the common adage – the devil is in the details.
  另一种观点则强调了那句老话&细节决定成败。
• An ancient Western adage necessity is the mother of invention is appropriate here.
  有一句古老的西方谚语是这样说的：需求是创新之母，这句话很适合用在这里。
• A popular adage is that Japanese begin a speech with an apology, Americans begin with a joke.
  日本人用道歉的方式来开始他们的演讲，美国人用开玩笑的方式来开始他们的演讲。
• I don't know who "they" are, or how much truth there is to this old adage, but there are three steps to implementing a Servlet filter.
  我不知道“他们”指的是谁，或者这句古老的谚语究竟有多真实，但是实现一个Servlet过滤器的确要经历三个步骤。